Question 1
Choose the INCORRECT statement about the electron configuration of transition elements.
◦ Cu: [Ar]3
d104
s1 ◦ Fe: [Ar]3
d64
s2 ◦ Cr: [Ar]3
d44
s2 ◦ V: [Ar]3
d34
s2 ◦ Zn: [Ar]3
d104
s2 Question 2
Choose the INCORRECT statement about the first row transition elements.
◦ Elements on the right side of the transition series usually do not exhibit the wide range of oxidation states.
◦ Stability of higher oxidation states increases down a group.
◦ Electrode potentials decrease across to the right.
◦ All but Cu have negative reduction potentials.
◦ All but Cu(s) displace H
+(aq) as H
2(g).